Talents Needed for "The Graduate"
Casting Principle, Supporting, Day Player, Featured BG & BG roles in "The Graduate," a thriller about an abusive therapeutic boarding school on the East Coast.
12 roles
A co-founder of the school and the most volatile of the group. He's a heavy drinker who performs bravado to mask any insecurities. MUST BE COMFORTABLE WITH SIMULATED VIOLENCE (BEING DROWNED IN A BATHTUB). COMEDIC EXPERIENCE IS A PLUS. ACTOR MUST BE COMFORTABLE WITH PARTIAL NUDITY (SHIRTLESS) FOR A BATHTUB SCENE. Simulated violence will be performed with/coordinated by a stunt professional. $750 flat for 2 shoot days. Open to NYC & Philadelphia local talent.
A co-founder of the school. Robert is the de facto leader of the group. Authoritative and measured, he is an academic at heart who believes himself to be an altruist.$750 flat for 2 shoot days. Open to NYC & Philadelphia local talent.
Tom is the public face of the school, but is not involved with the day-to-day operations. Takes pride in his work and his pristinely curated image. $350 flat for 1 shoot day. Open to Philadelphia Tri-State Area local talent only.
Grief-stricken about the loss of his husband, but closed off from the rest of the group. He may know more than he lets on about George's mysterious death. $225 flat for 1 shoot day. Open to Philadelphia Tri-State Area local talent only.
Robert's wife. She is warm, practical and socially fluent. She has a deep respect for the work her husband does and would defend him without question, but she would rather not actually go to the school unless she has to. $400 flat for 2 shoot days. Open to Philadelphia Tri-State Area local talent only.
A younger version of Beau, seen in a flashback enforcing school policies on the students. He is arrogant, domineering and drunk on power. $225 flat for 1 shoot day. Open to Philadelphia Tri-State Area local talent only.
A waiter at the restaurant where the co-founders eat lunch. REAL RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE IS A PLUS. $175 flat for 1 shoot day. Open to Philadelphia Tri-State Area local talent only.
The daughter of the newly deceased founder of the boarding school. She sticks closely by her father's side and is grief-stricken during the memorial service. $200 flat for 1 shoot day. Open to Philadelphia Tri-State Area local talent only.
Works at the nice hotel/restaurant where the co-founders attend lunch post-memorial service. They react to one of the leads as he answers a threatening phone call. $100 flat for 1 shoot day. Open to Philadelphia Tri-State Area local talent only.
Ages 18-25 to play HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. Please submit if you can believably play 14-18. These students are victims of the troubled teen industry. The content of these scenes contains mild psychological violence. Please only submit if you are comfortable with this content. $100 flat for 1 shoot day. Open to Philadelphia Tri-State Area local talent only.
Staff who work at an abusive boarding school. They attend the memorial service for the founder of the school, George Durst. $100 flat for 1 shoot day. Open to Philadelphia Tri-State Area local talent only.
Students, staff, and friends of the school founder who attend his memorial service and offer condolences to his grieving husband. $100 flat for 1 shoot day. Open to Philadelphia Tri-State Area local talent only.